Gong – You

Label:	Virgin – V 2019
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	UK
Released:	Oct 4, 1974
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Space Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1	Thought For Naught	1:30
A2	A P.H.P.'s Advice	1:37
A3	Magick Mother Invocation	2:11
A4	Master Builder	6:09
A5	A Sprinkling Of Clouds	8:42
B1	Perfect Mystery	2:25
B2	The Isle Of Everywhere	10:21
B3	You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever	11:24

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Virgin Records
Printed By – E.J. Day Group
Made By – E.J. Day Group
Recorded At – The Manor
Mixed At – Pye Studios
Mixed At – The Manor
Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Pressed By – EMI Records

Credits

Bass Guitar – Mike Howlett
Cover [Front] – Barved Zumizion, Brigitte Moonweed, Tim Moonweed*
Engineer – Simon Heyworth
Illustration [Scandalous Mandalous On The Back] – Daevid Allen
Lead Guitar – Steve Hillage
Lighting – Wizz De Kidd
Management [Personal] – Didy Brooks
Percussion – Benoit*, Mireille*, Pierre Moerlen
Producer – Gong, Simon Heyworth
Synthesizer [Moog And EMS Synthesisers], Mellotron [Mellowdrone] – Hi T Moonweed*
Technician [Switch Doctor, Stage Sound] – Venus De Luxe*
Vocals [Vocal Locust], Guitar [Glissandoz Guitar] – Dingo Virgin
Voice [Poems], Vocals [Spacewhisper] – Shakti Yoni
Voice [Wee Voices], Backing Vocals [Chourousings] – Bambaloni Yoni
Wind [Wind Instruments], Vocals – Bloomdido Bad de Grass
Written-By – Gong

Notes

Recorded at The Manor, Summer 1974.
Side One mixed at Pye, Marble Arch.
Side Two mixed at The Manor, Oxford.

P & C Virgin Records (on sleeve)
℗ 1974 Virgin Records Ltd (on labels)

First pressing with multicolored Virgin label and no copyright message on the outer rim.
Includes a sheet with lyrics.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, side A, stamped): V 2019 A-1U L 2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, side B, stamped): V 2019 B-2U T 1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, side A, stamped): V 2019 A-1U G I.I
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, side B, stamped): V 2019 B-2U GR
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, side A, stamped): V 2019 A-1U O 1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, side B, stamped): V 2019 B-2U GD 1

Other Versions (5 of 81)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	You (LP, Album, Repress)	Virgin	VR 13-113	US	1974
New Submission	You (LP, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	L 35314, V 2019	Australia	1974
	You (LP, Album)	Virgin	VIL 12019	Italy	1974
Recently Edited	You (LP, Album, PR - Presswell Pressing)	Virgin	VR 13-113	US	1974
New Submission	You (8-Track Cartridge, Album)	Virgin	VRN TP 13-113	US	1974

Reviews

rasputin_rarities Jun 16, 2020
This is Gong's masterpiece & one of the most truly psychedelic records ever recorded. Full of free flowing & legitimately funky jam-outs seasoned with a liberal dose of Tim Blake's masterful synth bubbles. Mike Howlett & Pierre Moerlen are a world class rhythm section and deserve more praise. Highly recommended for shrooming, cruising on your skateboard fast, or shrooming & cruising on your skateboard fast.
klimperei Jun 8, 2016
cover design Bernard Szajner, as BS said today on FB
Numanoid May 27, 2016
Edited 6 years ago
So far ahead of its time. Most of this album is a perfect blue print for early 90's ambient techno.
mixt Jan 12, 2012
Edited 10 years ago
I began listening to music in da seventies, first early hard rock, later more jazzoriented rock like Yes, Genesis, Gentle Giant - that kind of stuff! At the same time i discovered Gong. The first record I bought was You. I can tell you now that this record gave me the mind trip of the century. I loved the album from start to end, and I still do. Every track is an adventure, the production is superb, the use of synths are very innovative and the instrumental skill are top notch. Gong made many good albums, some very funny, some too psychadelic, some more avantgarde oriented, but You is a complete album. A top ten record from the seventies IMO.